Meridian is ranked #11 of 124 in blogging platforms on Freedom251. It runs on Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/mo.

Meridian plans and pricing

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Self-Hosted Free $0 / forever Unlimited posts and pages · Unlimited members · Newsletter sending via Resend · Stripe payments integration · REST API and GraphQL · Community support meridian.blog · 22 Sept 2026

Managed Cloud $9/mo Coming soon Managed PostgreSQL and Redis · Automatic updates · Daily backups · Custom domain and SSL · Email sending included · Priority support meridian.blog · 22 Sept 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Paid from: $9/mo
Custom domain: Yes
Built-in memberships: Yes
Blog analytics: Yes

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